Nigeria’s Covid19 Deaths Reach 221; 245 New Cases Counted

Nigeria has counted some 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus.

It’s Covid19 death toll also risen to 221.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control revealed this in a tweet on Friday, May 22, 2020.

The Center says total confirmed cases are now 7261.

Some 2007 persons have been discharged, according to the Center.

Breakdown of new cases

131-Lagos
16-Jigawa
13-Ogun
12-Borno
9-Kaduna
9-Oyo
9-Rivers
9-Ebonyi
8-Kano
7-Kwara
5-Katsina
3-Akwa Ibom
3-Sokoto
2-Bauchi
2-Yobe
1-Anambra
1-Gombe
1-Niger
1-Ondo
1-Plateau
1-FCT
1-Bayelsa

By Melvin Tarlue